37 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
that they should seek God, if, perhaps, they might feel after Him, and find Him, although, in truth, He is not far from each one of us;
for all are seeking their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
And he was seeking to see Jesus, Who He was; and was not able on account of the multitude; because he was small in stature.
And, apart from faith, it is impossible to please Him; for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder to those who seek after Him.
If, therefore, ye were raised up with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If still I were pleasing men, I should not be Christ's servant.
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
Jesus answered them and said, "Verily, verily, I say to you, ye seek Me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.
Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you; for I seek not yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Topics on Seeking
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And, day coming on, going forth, He went into a desert place; and the multitudes were seeking after Him, and came to Him, and were trying to restrain Him from going away from them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17For verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are seeing, and did not see them; and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear them.
Seeking A Sign
Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from Thee."
Seeking But Not Finding People
Acts 12:19And Herod, having sought for him, and not finding him, having examined the guards, ordered that they be led away to death. And, going down from Judaea to Caesarea, he tarried there.
Seeking Food
Matthew 6:31Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?'
Seeking For Abstract Things
Matthew 26:16And from that time he was seeking an opportunity to deliver Him up.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Matthew 6:32For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Seeking God
Acts 17:27that they should seek God, if, perhaps, they might feel after Him, and find Him, although, in truth, He is not far from each one of us;
Seeking God's Strength
Luke 21:36But watch ye at every season, praying that ye may have full strength to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."
Seeking Honour
John 5:44How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and the glory which is from God only ye seek not?
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whosoever shall seek to gain his soul shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose it, will preserve it.
Seeking Signs
Matthew 16:1-4And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming near, tempting Him, asked Him to show them a sign from the heaven;
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If still I were pleasing men, I should not be Christ's servant.
Seeking The Welfare
Philippians 2:20For I have no one like-minded, who, indeed, will sincerely care for your interests;
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2If, therefore, ye were raised up with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
